Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2014

Something on this list helped you through this tough year.

Published: December 12, 2014 05:00 Source

# 1

Lost In The Dream by The War on Drugs

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Heartland Rock Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 2

Run the Jewels 2 by Run The Jewels + Killer Mike + EL-P

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 3

Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen

Album • Feb 12 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 4

Here And Nowhere Else by Cloud Nothings

Album • Apr 01 / 2014 Post-Hardcore Indie Rock

# 5

Our Love by Caribou

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Deep House

# 6

Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me!

Album • Jan 21 / 2014 Punk Rock

# 7

LP1 by FKA twigs

Album • Aug 12 / 2014 Art Pop Alternative R&B

# 8

St. Vincent by St. Vincent

Album • Feb 25 / 2014 Art Pop Art Rock

# 9

They Want My Soul by Spoon

Album • Aug 05 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 10

Piñata by Freddie Gibbs + Madlib

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Gangsta Rap

# 11

Benji by Sun Kil Moon

Album • Aug 19 / 2014 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 12

In Conflict by Owen Pallett

Album • May 26 / 2014 Chamber Pop Art Pop

# 13

Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Dream Pop Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 14

HEAL by Strand of Oaks

Album • Jun 24 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 15

I Never Learn by Lykke Li

Album • Apr 25 / 2014 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 16

Everything Will Be Alright In The End by Weezer

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Power Pop Alternative Rock

# 17

Are We There by Sharon Van Etten

Album • May 27 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter

# 18

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Album • Dec 13 / 2013 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 19

It's Album Time by Todd Terje

Album • Apr 08 / 2014 Nu-Disco Electro-Disco

# 20

Welcome to Fazoland by G Herbo

Album • Nov 04 / 2016 Drill Gangsta Rap

# 21

Dude Incredible by Shellac

Album • Sep 16 / 2014 Math Rock Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 22

Too Bright by Perfume Genius

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 23

Lateness of Dancers by Hiss Golden Messenger

Album • Sep 09 / 2014 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 24

Manipulator by Ty Segall

Album • Jul 22 / 2014 Psychedelic Rock

# 25

Oxymoron by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 26

Bestial Burden by Pharmakon

Album • Oct 14 / 2014 Death Industrial

# 27

My Favourite Faded Fantasy by Damien Rice

Album • Nov 10 / 2014 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 28

To Be Kind by Swans

Album • May 13 / 2014 Experimental Rock Post-Rock

# 29

Badillac by Together Pangea

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Garage Punk

# 30

Syro by Aphex Twin

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 IDM

# 31

You're Dead! by Flying Lotus

Album • Oct 06 / 2014 Nu Jazz Wonky Jazz Fusion

# 32

Singles by Future Islands

Album • Mar 24 / 2014 Synthpop

# 33

No Mythologies to Follow (Deluxe) by MØ

Album • Apr 14 / 2014

# 34

Tomorrow's Hits by The Men

Album • Mar 04 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 35

Xen by Arca

Album • Nov 04 / 2014 Wonky Glitch Hop

# 36

My Krazy Life by YG

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Ratchet Music

# 37

PUP by PUP

Album • Apr 08 / 2014 Punk Rock Pop Punk Post-Hardcore

# 38

Wonder Where We Land by SBTRKT

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Future Garage

# 39

You're Gonna Miss It All by Modern Baseball

Album • Feb 11 / 2014 Pop Punk Midwest Emo Emo-Pop

# 40

Same Sex Symbol by Cameron Esposito

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Stand-Up Comedy

# 41

More Than Any Other Day by Ought

EP • Apr 25 / 2014 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 42

Word O.K. by KOOL A.D

Album • Apr 01 / 2016 Abstract Hip Hop

# 43

Ryan Adams by Ryan Adams

Album • Sep 09 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Pop Rock

# 44

Blue Planet Eyes by The Preatures

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Indie Pop

# 45

DSU by Alex G

Album • Jun 17 / 2014 Slacker Rock

# 46

Cadillactica by Big K.R.I.T.

Album • Aug 25 / 2014 Southern Hip Hop

# 47

Seek Warmer Climes by Lower

Album • Jun 16 / 2014 Post-Punk

# 48

Faith in Strangers by Andy Stott

Album • Nov 17 / 2014 Deconstructed Club UK Bass

# 49

Warpaint by Warpaint

Album • Jan 17 / 2014 Dream Pop

# 50

After the End by Merchandise

Album • Aug 25 / 2014 Indie Rock